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May 30, 2014 issue
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Local stories:
- Archbishop Tobin announces changes for
Indianapolis deaneries; three parishes to close
- Archbishop: Connected in the Spirit will lead us to even more faithful discipleship
- Parishioners, pastors express sadness over decision to close parishes
- Connected in the Spirit: Indianapolis Deaneries Decrees
- Conectados en el Espíritu: Decanatos de Indianápolis
- Ready to serve God’s people: 2014 Ordinations
- Deacon’s vocation takes root, flourishes in parish community
- Time, prayer, positive examples guide deacon to priesthood
- What was in the news on May 29, 1964? Priests needs to help teach liturgy reforms to the laity, and the Knights of Columbus change membership rules
- Woman’s story, teen’s work show spirit of Church
- CYO recognition highlights work of both adults and young people
- Photo spread: 2014 Race for Vocations
Regular local features:
- Rejoice in the Lord: We are challenged to be Spirit-filled evangelizers
- Alégrense en el Señor: Hemos recibido el reto de ser evangelizadores con Espíritu
- Editorial: Our Lady, Undoer of Knots
- From the Editor Emeritus: Old Testament - The Israelites cross into the Promised Land
- Faith and Family: Lessons learned while mowing the lawn
- Reflection: Indy 500 driver teaches lesson about acknowledging misdeeds
- Letters to the Editor
- President’s actions show a leader hostile to the Catholic faith, reader says
- Events Calendar
- St. Francis of Assisi, the 21st century are themes of June 16 Fatima program
- ‘Faith in Action’ radio show features local faith stories
- Theology on Tap Indianapolis features Catholic singer/songwriter on June 11
- Ozanam Breakfast
- Belle of Louisville cruise set to sail for New Albany Deanery middle school youth
- Obituaries
- General listing
- Providence Sister Ann Brendan Burget taught in Catholic schools in Indiana and Illinois
- My Journey to God: Let God Be God
Catholic News Service:
- Pope says his ‘most authentic’ gestures during Holy Land visit were spontaneous
- Pope to meet with sex abuse victims, confirms investigation of Bertone
- Fifty years later, pope and patriarch meet again in Jerusalem
- On last morning in Holy Land, Pope Francis reaches out to Muslims, Jews
- Rulings on same-sex marriage called ‘mistake,’ ‘travesty of justice’
- Bishops: Some gay Catholics oppose making civil unions into marriage
- By ministering to immigrants, religious sister’s goal is ‘healing hearts’
- Column: Remembering a Jesuit and his mission in Syria
- Column: When appearances lead us astray, listen to the music
- The Sunday Readings: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
- Question Corner: Apostolic pardon can allow a dying person to enter immediately into heaven
FaithAlive!
- Water is a powerful spiritual symbol throughout the Bible
- Believers must choose to drink the waters of eternal life that Jesus offers
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Ready to serve God’s people: 2014 Ordinations
“By my senior year in high school, I made my decision,” says Deacon Daniel Bedel. “When I was thinking about what it meant to be a priest, I would come [to church] every morning with three of my siblings” When Deacon David Marcotte was growing up, he never really considered becoming a priest. The decision of his older brother, Doug—now Father Doug—to enter the seminary after graduating from college did nothing to change his mind. Read both of their stories using the links below. (Page 3)
Read about Deacon Bedel | Read about Deacon Marcotte
Parishioners, pastors express sadness over decision to close parishes
Jan Erlenbaugh Gaddis has been a member of Holy Cross Parish on the near east side of Indianapolis for 36 years. For nearly half of that time, she has ministered in the faith community as a parish nurse and pastoral associate. From the moment she visited the parish for the first time in 1978, “it felt like home,” she said. So it was a difficult moment for her when she heard Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin announce on May 21 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis that her longtime parish home would close on Nov. 30. (Page 10)
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Web-only features
Parish festival listing -- all summer long
Our parish festival listings were included one of our issues in May, but we keep them up all summer, posting periodic corrections and additions. Got a spare weekend? Check our listings at any time via the link below to see where the fun will be each week.
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National and world news you may have missed...
Here's a sampling of some news stories that ran on our website this past week or so that you may have missed.
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- Pope says his 'most authentic' gestures in Holy Land were spontaneous
- Sudanese churches condemn death sentence for Christian woman
- Mass, eucharistic procession mark anniversary of first U.S. bishop
- Pope to meet with sex abuse victims, confirms investigation of Bertone
- Pope invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders to Rome to pray for peace
- Fifty years later, pope and patriarch meet again in Jerusalem
- At River Jordan, pope meets suffering, speaks against arms trade
- Woman says victims of trafficking brought so low, they 'pray for death'
- Death penalty opponents urge pharmacists not to help in executions
- Vatican abuse prosecutor: More must be done to punish negligent bishops
- Destroying creation is destroying a gift of God, pope says at audience
- Rulings on same-sex marriage called 'mistake,' 'travesty of justice'
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